__________________Just because something has a duck bill doesn't mean it's a platypus. It might just be a duck. Roger Miller: You can't roller skate in a buffalo heard, but you can be happy if you've a mind to.

that's what happens when immigrants in my town, otherwise fluent in english, use the excuse that they only speak their native language at home so their kids won't lose their "culture". some kids (who were born here) don't learn english until they go to kindergarten.

I could say a few things about state testing but it would need to go into the venting thread and might develop into a rant about that nasty P word. So instead I'll just focus on the effort you and your DW are making to ensure your son is learning what he needs to. Kids learning good things always makes me smile.

__________________Just because something has a duck bill doesn't mean it's a platypus. It might just be a duck. Roger Miller: You can't roller skate in a buffalo heard, but you can be happy if you've a mind to.

I could say a few things about state testing but it would need to go into the venting thread and might develop into a rant about that nasty P word. So instead I'll just focus on the effort you and your DW are making to ensure your son is learning what he needs to. Kids learning good things always makes me smile.

It was good that BT recognized the sliding grades as boredom. Nothing worse than a kid not being allowed to live up to their potential.

__________________“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein

__________________Just because something has a duck bill doesn't mean it's a platypus. It might just be a duck. Roger Miller: You can't roller skate in a buffalo heard, but you can be happy if you've a mind to.

I think it's a thing of having just enough angst to be cathartic, just enough bitter sweetness to relate to, just enough happiness to keep me hopeful, just enough energy to keep me from fealing tired, plenty of quirk to keep me from getting bored, a little mystery and whimsy to carry me away, a healthy dose of wisdom through experience and enough beauty to feal at peace.

__________________Just because something has a duck bill doesn't mean it's a platypus. It might just be a duck. Roger Miller: You can't roller skate in a buffalo heard, but you can be happy if you've a mind to.

Lol. They have their time and place. They'll be on my list again sooner or later.

__________________Just because something has a duck bill doesn't mean it's a platypus. It might just be a duck. Roger Miller: You can't roller skate in a buffalo heard, but you can be happy if you've a mind to.

Last weekend we took our 9 year old grandson with us out of town to visit our youngest son and his family. While we were there our 10 year old granddaughter played the piano and our grandson sang along beautifully. Oh my goodness, what a wonderful memory.

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The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. Joseph Campbell